Secret Histories (7 books in series)
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review 1: Welcome to the 6th book in the Secret Histories series by Simon R Green, following the adventures of Edwin Drood and the love of his life the infamous Molly Metcalf.I can certainly say one thing for Simon R Green, he's certainly one for consistency and repetition. For those that ...
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review 1: Mainly due to the Nightside series, I keep expecting more from this series. But it's just alright. Big, over the top fights. Eddie "having to" do unsavory things for the "greater good" and feeling badly, but not that badly about it. Molly trying to be his conscience, even as she ...
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review 1: What happens when Martha Drood, The Matriarch of the Drood family is found murdered? Everyone suspects either Eddie Drood or his girlfriend Molly Metcalf of being responsible. The truth leads to the unthinkable. Drood Hall has been infiltrated by a new enemy. Known only as the Im...
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review 1: I've long regarded the Drood series as 'guilty pleasures' -- usually I find the books incredibly silly, but I can't stop reading them. This book actually takes a step above that, by virtue of making unavailable the Deus Ex Machina that is the Drood armor, and turning it into a le...
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review 1: This one had a bit more thinking before acting, which is appreciated. A necessary side effect of Edwin not having access to his family or his armor. Edwin finds a workaround for the armor issue. Which leads to a lot of Molly saying, "Eddie, this isn't like you!" Which would make ...
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review 1: This is one of my favourite series of books, Simon R. Green makes me laugh every time. I've read some reviews that say it's all a bit formulaic, but to my mind it's very redolent of the original 007 films. We learn a bit more about Eddie and his family each time, and are drawn in...
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review 1: This one only gets two stars because the utter lack of emotions shown by the main character at times. I really like the series, it's like a Michael Bay movie, fast paced and enjoyable and nothing too deep but the utter one dimensional nature of the characters through the series ...